We’d take the VM Turbo/201604/06/24867.html">Motori turbodiesel in the Jeep over the 3.7L gasoline V-6 any We’ll even go so far as to say the new common-rail (CRD) engine is good to make people consider a Liberty that would even have given Jeep a second look The 2.8L’s impressive torque a little off the line, but load it and the turbo builds enough to give you 295 lb-ft of torque at 1,800 rpm. The Liberty’s is good.

We didn’t get any speeding tickets in the Jeep, but it will spin the We’re more into the fuel economy performance. we only averaged 20 mpg over our test, we were able to 30 mpg on some highway runs.

Currently, the Liberty diesel is available with the five-speed but the quick shifting transmission the dual over head cam four-valve engine right in its When we popped the hood to out this new diesel, we were surprised to see an Optima RedTop anchoring the electrical system.

We that Jeep is working to downplay the cute-ute stigma plagues the diesel Liberty most male buyers. it or hate it, we know the looks it hard for the man of the house to drive town without his buddies him about it. As much as we love the new even we still feel of dorky driving it.

Once you get inside the Liberty, any of dorkiness is replaced by the command-seating this 4×4 has. In our it (and the fuel economy) this the perfect urban Jeep. But, on a cross-country that same sitting was deemed to be less comfortable.

It takes some getting to the center console-mounted power switches. And while we could see gasoline vehicle owners about the diesel clatter, we found it very intrusive. The noise is detectable at idle and throttle, but at freeway speeds the clatter seems to go away.

the Liberty out on the trail, this 4×4 showed that with independent front it still has the Jeep DNA. We did having the option of full-time wheel drive which the Liberty much better in the and snow.

If Jeep could just the Liberty’s styling with testosterone, we know it would more of these little